Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-19

collection OF = tax Of 2 per cent. ON tt
Igross earnings Of all steam railroads K
five years and thereafter 8 per cent, pa.
able in semi-annual instalments in Febr1
ary and August.
j By Sutherlin- the act in rel,
ton to the support Of the poor, SO as t
compel each county to sat apart 16O acrt
OF land for tho location Of . poor farm.
By Collins Creating and defining th
lduties OF the Territorial Attorney -Geners
at a salary Of 81 500.
! A motion for the adoption Of q resolutio
limiting the time Of committees for eonsid
eratiops was lost.
The memorial asking Congress for q dc
nation Of Fort Ellis to the Territory for a
insane asylum was lost, but subsequent.
the vote was reconsidered and the bill wa
recalled from the House.
The bill providing deputy treasurers il
counties assessed over 100000 at I
salary Of 500 per month passed.
The bill concerning corp orations was re
considered and passed.
The penitentiary bill was amended ant
recommended for passage. The bill nov
provides that the Governor, Auditor anc
Treasurer constitute q board to prepar,
plans for the penitentiary, the cost not te
exceed $15O,OOO, and are authorised tc
contract for its construction with King &
Ash, of Billings. The contractors are to
have the custody Of all the prisoners and
are to be paid Is cents per day each for
their care, and shall be amenable to the
existing and future laws regarding the
treatment and management OF them. They
are permitted and are to continue to be
permitted, however, to work them. The
Commission shall appoint competent
person to supervise the construction OF the
prison at salary of $126 a month. The
Governor, with the approval of the Coun-
ell. shall appoint a warden at a salary OF
$50 a month, whose duty it shall be to
see the prisoners are properly cared for.
The Council appoints physician at 81 900
a year. Officers and supervisor to be paid
by the Territory.
Adjourned.
Notice was given of the following bills:
By Scobey concerning the disposition of
trsspassins swine.
By Hoffman amending the law for the
protection Of game and fur bearing animals.
The following bills introduced by scobey
that the records OF the stock
brands shall be kept by the secretary of
the board of stock commissioners instead
of by the Territorial treasurer as at pres
snt.
By Blake, creating the Office OF court
stenographer of district courts to be ap-
pointed by the judge, at q salary of 81 900
and fee OF SO in civil cases.
By Armstrong, exempting from taxation
I'll canals carrying over 1000 inches OF
water for 10 years.
By Marshall, creating the Office of At
torney General of the Territory at salary
of 500. The following measures passed:
The memorial concerning Fort Ellis mill
tary reservation. The memorial for the
:elief of the early settlers in the Yellow
stone Park. Bill amending an act in rela-
ion to building court house in Lewis
Ind Clark county. Bill to amend the law
'aising the compensation OF justice of the
,eace passed, but Mantle gave notice he
would move q reconsideration tomorrow.
The committee on towns and counties |
o-day reported the fee bill back without
The committee take the |
round that the questions involved, notably
hat Of regulating fees, providing the bill is |
epealed, affects each county and every
Members constituency and is therefore a |
natter which should be considered by the !
Committee of the whole. It will be made |
he special order at 2 p. m. tomorrow.
The bill concerning road superintendent |
Vas laid on the table.
The railroad bill was amended by max /
ng judgments against them for injury, |
abor or material, a lien uponthe property
q the county where it is recovered and be |
'rior to any mortgage or trust deed.
Biedler's relief bill was amended to pro.
,ide that in case OF death before the full |
Imount had been paid him, the balance |
hall be expended for funeral expenses and |
he erection of monument.
The speaker signed the Variety bill.
The committee of the whole adopted the |
insane Asylum bill by sections, amending
o give the Second Judicial District two
members on the committee on location, |
instead of ono.
The bill will probably be reached the first
II next week. Adjourned.